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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont expands University of Vermont Board of Trustees to 27 members by adding faculty and staff seats
Last action · February 12, 2025: Read first time and referred to the Committee on EducationSponsors: Brian Minier and 19 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Vermont bill H.198 enlarges the University of Vermont Board of Trustees from 25 to 27 members by adding one voting faculty member and one staff member. It also requires the two student trustee seats to be split between one undergraduate and one graduate student.
Changes university governance structure by guaranteeing faculty, staff, and distinct undergraduate and graduate student representation on the institution's governing body, altering total board voting power and composition.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College faculty
Faculty members gain a dedicated voting seat on the Board of Trustees and participate in electing their representative.
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College staff
Staff members gain a dedicated seat on the Board of Trustees through an appointment process.
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College students
Student representation is explicitly divided to guarantee both an undergraduate and a graduate student trustee.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 12, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on Education
Version history
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Sources
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